Woodville High School 11 Actil Avenue, St Clair Phone 8445 9833 Fax 8445 7863 Email [email protected]woodvillehigh.sa.edu.au WOODVILLE HIGH NEWS Department for Education Government of South Australia South Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider No. 00018A Meredith Edwards Principal With the examinations and final assessments for Year 11s and the Year 12 graduates over and with the fast approaching Summer break, it is timely to reflect on the year that was – 2019 for Woodville High School. If you want to review the school year in photos, I commend the 2019 Year Book which has been developed by Ms Gabby Daniele. All Year 12 Graduates and award recipients are given a copy at the end of Speech Night. Anyone else in the school community wanting a copy should contact the school. 2019 has seen the school grow in student numbers which is an indication of our local community’s support for the quality of what we offer in terms of academics, student wellbeing and intercultural understanding. Academic support in terms of effective teaching is supported by the Governing Council though support of student free days and early closure on Tuesdays. The foci of the teachers’ professional development this year have included literacy, numeracy, developing 24:7 access to learning and assessment resources via Daymap and the pressing wellbeing topics that have emerged for all communities over the last decade. Wellbeing is supported by the Woodville High School Governing Council in terms of its funding of a School Psychologist and also a School Support Dog. We are one of the few secondary schools which funds a school psychologist in addition to two student counsellors and a Pastoral Support worker. We also fund a Youth worker. This Wellbeing team collaborate well to work for the mental health of our students. Many would have seen the Channel 7 feature on our school support dog, Laser, who is now maturing into a key feature of our student wellbeing initiatives. I thank Laser’s first and second handlers for their goodwill and time, which is in addition to their teaching loads. Intercultural understanding is another feature of Woodville High School. Our school is well-regarded in the Education Department for its commitment to diversity and cohesion. A video developed by the South Australian Secondary Principals Association (SASPA) can be viewed on the school website. Approximately 100 students and staff were involved in the annual Braiding Project in which the values and beliefs of our wide range of cultural groups are explored and “braided” together to identify the things we all hold in common and value at Woodville HS. A copy of this is included in this newsletter. Our school‘s vision statement encapsulates the priority Woodville High School places on Student Learning, Wellbeing and Global Citizenship and it is this guiding statement which influences decision making in all DECEMBER 8:2019 Principal’s corner aspects of school operations. Keeping us on track in implementing this vision is our membership of the Council of International Schools (CIS). The school is currently involved in a self-study through which we measure our progress against a range of CIS standards in areas ranging from curriculum, teaching and learning, student wellbeing, leadership, facilities, staffing and financial management. The school will welcome a re-accreditation team from CIS in August of 2020. Facilities development has been another important feature of 2019 for the school. The allocation of $10 million dollars by the state government has led to plans for the upgrade and redevelopment of the Home Economics and Horticulture areas along with the gutting and upgrade of our Visual Arts and PE areas, which are long overdue. The plans have been developed by architects from Design Inc after consultation with key stakeholders in the school. Building works will begin in the second half of 2020 and will be completed in time to welcome 220 Year 7s in 2022. Just as we farewelled and thanked the graduates of 2019 at the annual Speech Night on Wednesday 20th November, so too did we thank a retiring member of the Governing Council on Wednesday 27th November. Mr Robin Chapman has served on the Woodville High School Governing Council for 16 years as a parent representative and later as a community representative. He has held leadership positions as the Governing Council Chairperson and Chair of the Finance committee. When you see the school’s access to the state-of-the-art facilities in the St Clair Recreation Centre and when you see the closure of Brocas Avenue to ensure the safety of our students, think of Robin Chapman and thank him for his work on behalf of our school community. I also acknowledge the work of retiring teachers Ms Nada Cargo, Mr Tony Burnett and Ms Regina Wilson. I take this opportunity to wish all members of the Woodville High School community a time of joy and relaxation with family and friends over the Christmas period and summer break.
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Woodville High School 11 Actil Avenue, St ClairPhone 8445 9833Fax 8445 7863Email [email protected] woodvillehigh.sa.edu.au
W O O D V I L L E H I G H
NEWS
Department for Education
Government of South Australia
South Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider No. 00018A
Meredith EdwardsPrincipal
With the examinations and final assessments for Year 11s and the Year 12 graduates over and with the fast approaching Summer break, it is timely to reflect on the year that was – 2019 for Woodville High School. If you want to review the school year in photos, I commend the 2019 Year Book which has been developed by Ms Gabby Daniele. All Year 12 Graduates and award recipients are given a copy at the end of Speech Night. Anyone else in the school community wanting a copy should contact the school.
2019 has seen the school grow in student numbers which is an indication of our local community’s support for the quality of what we offer in terms of academics, student wellbeing and intercultural understanding. Academic support in terms of effective teaching is supported by the Governing Council though support of student free days and early closure on Tuesdays. The foci of the teachers’ professional development this year have included literacy, numeracy, developing 24:7 access to learning and assessment resources via Daymap and the pressing wellbeing topics that have emerged for all communities over the last decade.
Wellbeing is supported by the Woodville High School Governing Council in terms of its funding of a School Psychologist and also a School Support Dog. We are one of the few secondary schools which funds a school psychologist in addition to two student counsellors and a Pastoral Support worker. We also fund a Youth worker. This Wellbeing team collaborate well to work for the mental health of our students. Many would have seen the Channel 7 feature on our school support dog, Laser, who is now maturing into a key feature of our student wellbeing initiatives. I thank Laser’s first and second handlers for their goodwill and time, which is in addition to their teaching loads.
Intercultural understanding is another feature of Woodville High School. Our school is well-regarded in the Education Department for its commitment to diversity and cohesion. A video developed by the South Australian Secondary Principals Association (SASPA) can be viewed on the school website. Approximately 100 students and staff were involved in the annual Braiding Project in which the values and beliefs of our wide range of cultural groups are explored and “braided” together to identify the things we all hold in common and value at Woodville HS. A copy of this is included in this newsletter.
Our school‘s vision statement encapsulates the priority Woodville High School places on Student Learning, Wellbeing and Global Citizenship and it is this guiding statement which influences decision making in all
DECEMBER 8: 2019
Principal’s corner
aspects of school operations. Keeping us on track in implementing this vision is our membership of the Council of International Schools (CIS). The school is currently involved in a self-study through which we measure our progress against a range of CIS standards in areas ranging from curriculum, teaching and learning, student wellbeing, leadership, facilities, staffing and financial management. The school will welcome a re-accreditation team from CIS in August of 2020.
Facilities development has been another important feature of 2019 for the school. The allocation of $10 million dollars by the state government has led to plans for the upgrade and redevelopment of the Home Economics and Horticulture areas along with the gutting and upgrade of our Visual Arts and PE areas, which are long overdue. The plans have been developed by architects from Design Inc after consultation with key stakeholders in the school. Building works will begin in the second half of 2020 and will be completed in time to welcome 220 Year 7s in 2022.
Just as we farewelled and thanked the graduates of 2019 at the annual Speech Night on Wednesday 20th November, so too did we thank a retiring member of the Governing Council on Wednesday 27th November. Mr Robin Chapman has served on the Woodville High School Governing Council for 16 years as a parent representative and later as a community representative. He has held leadership positions as the Governing Council Chairperson and Chair of the Finance committee. When you see the school’s access to the state-of-the-art facilities in the St Clair Recreation Centre and when you see the closure of Brocas Avenue to ensure the safety of our students, think of Robin Chapman and thank him for his work on behalf of our school community. I also acknowledge the work of retiring teachers Ms Nada Cargo, Mr Tony Burnett and Ms Regina Wilson.
I take this opportunity to wish all members of the Woodville High School community a time of joy and relaxation with family and friends over the Christmas period and summer break.
2019 Braiding ProjectThe importance of respecting the values of others in a diverse multicultural community such as Woodville High School.
Values guide the attitudes and behaviours of individuals. Community is like a big family so the individual values of:• Self-respect• Truthfulness• Compassion• Patience and • Humility
Form the basis of a strong and diverse multicultural community built on:• Respecting Elders as the upholders of a
culture’s values• Gratitude• Protection of the environment, and• Acts of charity.
The school’s Graduate Habit of “Respecting Others” is valued because it creates a better learning environment, bringing together, as a big family, many diverse multicultural groups.
Therefore, the Woodville High School community will show:• Acts of kindness• Positive and friendly body language
so that all people feel like they are in a safe environment in which people care about each other’s opinions and values.
Without the value of respect, this cannot happen. We define respect as: “Treating others how you’d like to be treated and acting in ways that are polite, trustworthy, truthful and kind.”
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Woodville High School is an innovative and creative learning
community, committed to quality in education and success for all.
As a member of the local and global community, Woodville
High School provides rich, world class learning opportunities in a
culturally diverse environment that values well-being for all.
Speech Night 2019One of the special guests at Speech Night 2019 commented on how well Woodville High School combines the formality of a graduation evening with a welcoming display of family-like relationships.
This was not more evident on the evening of November 20th when 160 Year 12s graduated from Woodville High School.
The event was held once again in the resplendent Woodville Town Hall which has been restored to its former glory with the addition of comfortable chairs.
The graduates did themselves proud in their demeanour and style and they were thoroughly engaged by our guest speaker, Emily Kroehn (nee Gregor) who spoke about the need for the graduates to follow their passions in life.
At the end of the evening, the Year 12 Dux, whose prize is sponsored by Dr Sam Shahin of the Peregrine group was announced. Congratulations to Louis Potter the Year 12 Dux of 2019.
Thanks must go to all the people who organised the evening, those on the night who ran the proceedings and those who set up, served, performed and then cleaned up.
It was a great team effort to honour the graduates of 2019.
2019 School Captains, Jetro Del Mundo, Lauren Newlands, Sanela Konjevic and Louis Potter, with Music Coordinator Mr Terry Bickley and the Saxophone Quintet
Year 12 Drama farewell performance
The Honourable Mr Joe Szakacs MP, with the Joe Szakacs Values in Action Award winner, Tamia Blackwell”
Year 12 Dux of the School, Louis Potter, with Principal, Ms Meredith Edwards
Deputy Mayor of the City of Charles Sturt, Mr Tom Scheffler, with winner of the Josiah Mitten Award, Sam Heathershaw
President of the Old Scholars Association, Mr Brian Marsland with Year 8 Service to School Life Award winner, Michael Clarke
Mr Brian Marsland with Allenby Hawkins Service to School Award winner, Zakaria Hassan
Mr Brian Marsland with Adelaide Meithke Award winner, Sanela Konjevic
Professor John McKellar with Order of Australia Student Citizenship Recognition Award winner, Bryce Cawte
Mr Alex Semmens with co-winner of the Indigenous Junior Student of the Year Award winner, Erin Davis
Mr Alex Semmens with co-winner of the Indigenous Junior Student of the Year Award winner, Maddison McVee
Mr Alex Semmens with winner of the Indigenous Senior Student of the Year Award winner, Camille Shinkfield
Deputy Principal of Wiltja, Ms Catherine Jackman, with Wiltja Award winner, Bayden Paige
Mr Frank Schirripa with winner of the Frank Schirripa Horticulture Award, Yutong Zhou
Ms Anastasiadis with winner of the Anastasia Anastasiadis Award for Senior School Visual Arts, Princess Aguilar
Dr Peter Brooker with winner of the STEM Learning Excellence Award, Thu Rein (Abdul) Win
Mr Lariy Waller with winner of the Youth Opportunities Star Graduate Award, Hanna Nielsen
Lauren Newlands and Jetro Del Mundo, MCs for Speech Night
Mr David Ensor with winner of the Mathematics Methods Award, Thu Rein (Abdul) Win
Music Dux, James Jansen, with Acting Head of Music, Mr Paul Monaghan
Don Dunstan Award for the Performing Arts winner, Zofia Kolodziej, with Director of Education, Mr Paul Newman
Principal, Ms Meredith Edwards, with Year 11 Dux, Tarik Habibovic
Guest Speaker, Ms Emily Kroehn (nee Gregor), with Year 12 Dux, Louis Potter, and Year 11 Dux, Tarik Habibovic
2019 Year 12 Captains, Louis Potter, Jetro Del Mundo, Lauren Newlands and Sanela Konjevic, with Principal, Ms Edwards
2020 materials and services charge poll resultsThank you to all parents/caregivers who took the time to respond and cast their vote in the Governing Council’s poll regarding the 2020 Materials and Service Charge.
The votes have been counted: 78% were in favour and 22% were against.
As the majority of parents/caregivers voted in favour of the amount of $470 being legally recoverable, all parents/caregivers (excluding approved School Card holders) are liable to pay this charge in full.
The Governing Council thanks the school community for supporting their recommendation for the 2020 Materials and Services Charge.
Invoices will be posted home mid January and the Governing Council strongly encourages all families to pay the charges prior to school starting.
For your convenience the school will be open for the collection of fees and School Card applications on the following dates:
Wednesday 22 January, 2020Between 8:30am and 12:30pm
Between 1:30pm and 3:00pm
Thursday 23 January, 2020Between 9:30am and 12:00pm
Between 12:30pm and 3:30pm
Between 4:00pm and 7:00pm
Phasing out paper diariesAs of 2020 Woodville High School is working to phase out paper diaries for students and moving to an electronic platform (Daymap) that will replace many of the elements of the traditional paper diary.
In 2020 Middle School students, in Years 8 and 9 will have a paper diary for the last time. Senior School students, Years 10, 11 and 12, will not have a paper diary.
We ask for parent support in communicating with our school in this transition period.
It is preferred that you either ring the school or give your child a written note if they need to leave early or have a valid reason for a late arrival (i.e. medical or dental appointment).
Please note that we are unable to accept a text message sent to a student’s mobile phone for this purpose.
Thank you for your support of this exciting new process.
Sandro BracciSenior Leader
music news
School of Chinese Music Students from Studies of Asia braved the heat on the 42˚ day to experience the cool, calm and serene music of China in a workshop ran by the School of Chinese Music.
They tried their hands at playing the Guzheng and also the Er Hu, excited to be able to play the instruments proper after having worked with digital versions of the instruments on GarageBand as part of their composition project.
Instrumental Music Concert Band Workshop and ConcertOn November 5th and 6th, two of our students attended the annual IM Concert Band Workshop and Concert at the Wayville Showgrounds.
Erin Davis and Karina Aston were selected to join around 70 other students to form a concert band, and spent a day and a half learning and workshopping new music.
This culminated in an evening public concert on the 6th which featured all the new music the students had learned.
Erin and Karina made up two-thirds of the oboe section, and represented our school to a high level. Well done Erin and Karina.
Australian of the Year LuncheonOn Friday 15th November, the students from the Stage Band were invited to play for the Australian of the Year luncheon, at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. This luncheon was to honour Dr Richard Harris SC OAM and Dr Craig Challen SC OAM, the Australians of the Year for 2019. In July 2018, anaesthetist Dr Richard Harris and retired vet Dr Craig Challen made worldwide headlines when they joined an international team to rescue a group of boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Both men were also awarded the Star of Courage for unwavering and selfless bravery following the successful rescue of the trapped soccer team.
The Stage Band played for the welcome, under the Orb at the front of the Entertainment Centre. The students, under the direction of Music Coordinator Terry Bickley, presented a dynamic program of music which captured the attention of the guests. Following this, year 12 student Phoenix Pastro performed a stirring solo rendition of Waltzing Matilda on flute in front of the crowd of around 1200 guests as part of the opening ceremony. Our thanks to Phoenix, Mitchell Lally, Owen Hemmings-Kavanaugh, Kira Townsend, Minh Le and Jamie Jansen, from the graduating class of 2019, for coming back after their exams had finished for this high-profile performance.
music news
Flinders Street Baptist Church ConcertOn Tuesday 29th October, students from the Stage 1 Music class, along with a couple of students from the Year 10 Special Music class presented a lunch hour concert at the Flinders Street Baptist Church. This weekly event is put on by the church for local community members to come and eat their lunch and enjoys fine music. Our students presented a great, varied program, with solos on voice, clarinet, piano, saxophone, trombone and electric bass. They represented the school and the Special Interest Music Centre extremely well, with many positive comments from the audience members. We look forward to presenting five more concerts at the Flinders Street Baptist Church in 2020.
Woodville Gardens ConcertThe Woodville High School Rock Band comprised of James Tate, James Waterworth and Jaxon Murphy, performed at the Woodville Gardens Primary School Music Showcase during Week 7. The band performed two songs: My Generation by The Who and Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve.
The band has been practicing throughout the year during lunchtimes and the students choose and prepared the music for the rest of the band to play, with a little bit of help from Mr Tengdahl.
We are really grateful for the chance to perform for a full audience and to hopefully inspire some of the Woodville Gardens students to come to Woodville High School in the future.
Choreographic Awards On November 13th, Dance students from years 9-11 participated in Woodville High School’s Choreographic Awards Performance. This night showcases student’s own choreographic dance works created over the course of Term 4, and highlights the creativity and diversity our students possess.
Congratulations to the following students, whos outstanding achievements were recognised on the night:• Outstanding Year 9 Performance -
Georgia Sturtzel • Outstanding Year 10 Performance -
Alexsi Burke and Sophie Gabell • Outstanding Stage 1 Performance -
Rhiannon Tripodi • Entertainment Award - Yusuf Ali Ahmed
and Potatau Brown • Overall Runner up - Melanie Mehicic
and Jada Lynn• Overall First Place Performance -
Samantha Young
Year 12 SACE resultsThe Year 12 results will be available to students online from 8.30 am Tuesday 17 December 2019.
Students should log in well before results release day to confirm that their login details and their personal details, including their postal address for the posting of their hard copy results, is correct.
They should also take some time to familiarise themselves with the pages they will view on results release day.
Students having trouble logging in to Students Online can contact the Support Team on +61 8372 7412 or email [email protected].
It is expected that students will receive official documentation in the post on the day of results release, including:• Record of Achievement• SACE Certificate (students who have
completed the requirements of the SACE)
• Tertiary Entrance Statement (if eligible)
Included in the SACE Board envelope is a coloured results information booklet containing helpful material, as well as contact details on future pathways, for universities and TAFE.
Staff will be at the school on the day of results release to answer any questions or concerns students may have about their results.
Please contact us on the school number, 8445 9833.
Jan AhrensHead of Senior School
Farewell to our Year 12 international students
Congratulations to our Year 12s, who have finished their graduate program here at Woodville.
On top of the academic rigour, they’ve overcome the challenges of culture shock and homesickness, persevering with their studies here. Their achievements were celebrated at our Year 12 Farewell Assembly, and the Speech Night.
We also say goodbye to Yuki Hara, who completed his study abroad program on November 22.
While only here for 10 months, Yuki has left a lasting impact on the staff and students he encountered at Woodville. Always a greeting and a smile to share, and keen to give anything a go.
Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday. To those travelling home, I’m sure you will have lots of stories to share of your adventures in Australia this year.
See you all in the New Year.
Dina PhanInternational Students Program Manager
Senior School News
Student voice news
Ways in which the Student Voice gave voice in 2019
Ways in which Student Voice contributed to the promotion of our school
Effective Teaching Survey Student Voice presented to Curriculum Leaders and staff the 2018 data which informs teaching practice.
Canteen Survey Developed and conducted by Student Voice, 172 students had their say.
An immediate result was an EFTPOS machine in the canteen.
Proficiency Scales Provided feedback to Curriculum Leaders on teacher use of different styles of proficiencies scales and what students preferred.
Student Voice reviewed the WHS Wellbeing and Engagement Survey dataStudent Voice discussed their perspective of the data, and the comparison of results collected over the past four years.
Student discussed their use of, and ways they access information, on Daymap. This discussion will be followed up with a student survey in 2020 to inform staff and develop strategies for greater use.
Braiding Project • 15 students capably facilitated this
valuable workshop, • 90 students participated on the day
Student Voice have participated in excursions for developing Leadership SkillsThese included: • ‘Grip Leadership Conference’- twenty
students • ‘The Royal Adelaide Hospital- Party
program’- twelve students
Student Voice participated in the ‘Generation Next’ national webcast with a variety of speakersTopics included Self Esteem, anti-Bullying and anti-Racism. Students had opportunity to comment on this live feed and ask questions of the presenters.
• Guides at Parent/ Teacher nights, Open Days and Tours
• Student Voice and Peer support with Year 8s at the start of the year, ‘Taste of High School’ and Year7 Transition days
Other events Student Voice Leaders have been involved in• International Women’s Day Breakfast• Government House afternoon tea for
School Captains
• Year 11 female representatives to Parliament House for the celebration of 125 years of Women of Parliament
Student Voice ran Casual daysDonations were raised at two casual days. Money raised was donated to:• The Wombat Awareness Association • The Starlight Foundation
Our 2020 Year 12 student voice CaptainsSam Heathershaw and Shreya Kumar
Vice CaptainsJack Gurbala, Zakaria Hassan, Emilia McDonald and Lauren Hoskin
Student photographer to be in RAW exhibitionCooper Chapman, in Year 9, has quite an interest in photography.
His main passion is cars and car photography but he also takes photos of nature and landscapes.
A couple of months ago he was contacted by RAW Australia and invited to apply for their Adelaide exhibition in January.
His application was accepted and he will be showcasing his photographs along with about forty other local artists, musicians, fashion designers, makeup and hair artists and visual artists at their premiere event on 31 January.
Cooper writes:
‘My passion for cars started when I was very young. As I’ve gotten older I have become even more interested in them and I’m sure my passion will only continue to grow.
For a few years I had been interested in car photography and last year I got my first SLR camera. This instantly changed the way I looked at cars and I’m always trying new techniques and angles to capture my subject better. I started car photography Instagram and Facebook accounts to share my photos with other car enthusiasts hoping they would see and admire my work. I had no idea that I would receive so much support and be meeting so many new people and getting to have some awesome experiences.
I recently got a new DSLR camera and this has taken my passion and hobby to a whole new level. I go to car events most weekends and I am also starting to take bookings for private photo shoots. I love going to car events, car meets and car races and the feeling I get from being there. The atmosphere is amazing and the amount of people that I have met through my passion for cars is really incredible. I have made some new friends, had advice from better photographers and get to sit and go for rides in high performance cars.
Once I finish school I would like one of my jobs to be a professional photographer travelling the world to capture the best and most rare cars on the planet. I also take the occasional photo of nature and landscapes, so hopefully I’ll also be able to get some amazing scenery shots during my travels.’
Visit Cooper’s profile page to see more:
rawartists.com/cjc-photography
Mock interviews the key to future student transition into the world of workContacts with local business and community leaders are important in our students’ transition into the future world of work.
Not all of our students have contacts via family and family friends to make these connections or to organise work experience. This is why Woodville High School has employed the services of Mandy Rossetto, who formerly worked for the Beacon Foundation, to continue the school’s link with local business and industry leaders. She has worked closely with our Vocational Education and Career Pathways leader, Alana Probert, to set up mock interviews.
The interviews, attended by sixty students from Years 9 to 11, were held in Brocas House, adjacent to the school, on Monday 18 November. Over twenty company and industry representatives volunteered their time to ensure that each student experienced a mock interview with at least three different industry leaders.
The (mostly positive) feedback from this session revealed more of their opinions on the students where they commented that
they were “impressed with the preparation demonstrated by a number of students” however commented that, “being able to communicate about transferable skills and making a great first impression in the first 10 seconds of meeting someone”, is something that students would need to improve on.
Congratulations to five of our students who were offered employment and school based traineeships with On the Run (OTR) – Nicola Beyer, Jake Phillips, Kayleigh Screen, Riley Angus and Daniel Trevino-Hernandez.
These students will complete a Certificate III in Retail as part of their traineeships which will contribute to their SACE and further employment opportunities.
Thank you to the Charles Sturt Council for providing us with the perfect venue of the Brocas Warehouse and our hospitality students (completing Certificate II in Food Processing) for demonstrating their barista skills in providing our guest mentors with delicious coffee and dessert.
VET completion for 2019 and Flexible ApprenticeshipsCongratulations to all students who completed their VET courses in 2019. We had 43 students complete Certificate III qualifications in an area of career interest which will lead to further study, apprenticeships or employment. For many of these students it also provided them an alternative study program to complete the requirements for the South Australian Certificate of Education and make them eligible for an ATAR and university entry.
We have also had several students attend interviews with the Apprenticeship Officer to explore Flexible Apprenticeships with two of our students already commencing school based arrangements in the areas of Childcare and Bricklaying. This arrangement enables them to work on site with their employer during set days during the week, while still completing the requirements of the SACE at school. Once these students have completed their SACE they will transition into employment as a Full time apprentice/trainee.
Alana ProbertVET/Careers Coordinator
VET & Careers News
Celebrating Gandhi 20192019 saw the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi and to commemorate the occasion, the Indian Australian Association of South Australia Inc. held a celebration and a creative poster competition open to all educational sectors in South Australia.
As a Visual Arts/Design teacher, I was invited to sit on the judging panel alongside representatives from The University of Adelaide and the Adelaide Central School of Art. Posters were judged on their artistic value, inclusion of Gandhi’s thoughts/actions and their relevance to the present world.
A celebration was held at the Scott Theatre, University of Adelaide on Wednesday, October 2nd with a key note address given by former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the Hon. Michael Kirby.
A number of students from the Woodville High School Year 8 Special Interest Art class also entered the poster competition and posters by students Anmoldeep Kaur, Maya Clay and Morium Muntaha received the recognition of being ‘Highly Commended’.
Gabby DanieleVisual Arts/Design teacher
Global Action Project For the Year 10 Global Action Project 2019, the students of 10.7, with the assistance of Homegroup Teachers, Ms Edmonds and Mr Bhatti, agreed that the topic of interest to be researched would be the issue of Domestic Violence.
In order to raise awareness, posters of information about this issue created by the homegroup 10.7 were put up around the school, a donation box was situated in the Learning Hub and a bake sale was held in order to raise funds to donate to the domestic violence helpline of our choice; Whitelion.
At the end of the bake sale, a total of $110 had been raised by the efforts of our homegroup.
When Whitelion was contacted and told of the donation that homegroup 10.7 was going to put forward, they were thrilled and overjoyed; so much so that the State Manager, Kerrie Sellen and her assistant came to visit homegroup 10.7 during a Pathways session to talk more about their work and to collect the cheque of $110 in person.
Jasnoor Raina 10.7
Trường Trung Học Woodville
Bản Tin số 8 năm 2019
Tường Trình Hiệu Trưởng Trong năm 2019 ta thâ y sô lươ ng ho c sinh gia tăng, đây là một dấu hiệu cho thấy sự hỗ trợ của cộng đồng địa phương về phẩm chất trường cung cấp về mặt học tập, phúc lợi cho học sinh và sự hiểu biết về đa văn hóa. Hỗ trợ học tập về mặt giảng dạy hiệu quả được Hội Đồng Quản Trị chuẩn y qua việc cho phép học sinh không đến trường trong các kỳ nghỉ và đóng cửa sớm vào thứ ba để giáo viên có thời gian chuyên tu và họp.
Hội Đồng Quản Trị Trường Trung Học Woodville đã chuẩn y cho trường qua việc tài trợ một chuyên viên tâm lý cho trường và một con chó hỗ trợ học đường. Trường ta là một trong số rất ít trường trung học có quỹ để mướn một nhà tâm lý học, cộng thêm với hai tư vấn học sinh và một nhân viên hỗ trợ mục vụ. Nhà trường cũng có ngân khoản để mướn một nhân viên hỗ trợ thanh thiếu niên.
Hiểu biết đa văn hóa là một ưu điểm của trường trung học Woodville. Trường ta được Bộ Giáo dục đánh giá cao về cam kết đa dạng và gắn bó. Một cuốn phim ngắn được Hiệp hội Hiệu trưởng Trung học Nam Úc (SASPA) thực hiện và có thể được xem trên trang mạng của trường.
Cũng như trường đã tạm biệt và cảm ơn các học sinh tốt nghiệp năm 2019 tại Đêm Bế Giảng thường niên vào thứ Tư ngày 20 tháng 11, chúng tôi cũng cảm ơn một thành viên đã nghỉ hưu của Hội đồng Quản trị vào Thứ Tư 27 tháng 11. Ông Robin Chapman đã phục vụ trong Hội đồng quản trị trường trung học Woodville trong 16 năm với tư cách là đại diện phụ huynh và sau đó là đại diện cộng đồng.
Tôi nhân cơ hội này để chúc tất cả các thành viên của cộng đồng trường trung học Woodville có thời gian vui vẻ và thư giãn với gia đình và bạn bè trong kỳ Giáng sinh và kỳ nghỉ hè.
Đêm Bế Giảng 2019 Một trong những vị khách đặc biệt của trường đã nhận xét tốt về trường trung học Woodville qua các kết hợp hình thức của một buổi tối tốt nghiệp với màn trình diễn chào đón các mối quan hệ giống như một đại gia đình. Điều này còn thể hiện rõ hơn vào tối ngày 20 tháng 11 khi chứng kiến 160 học sinh Lớp 12 tốt nghiệp trường trung học Woodville.
Vào cuối buổi tối này, Học sinh thủ khoa Dux Lớp 12 nhận giải thưởng do Tiến sĩ Sam Shahin tài trợ và công bố kết quả. Xin chúc mừng Thủ Khoa Louis Potter Lớp 12 niên học 2019.
CHI PHÍ HÀNH CHÁNH VÀ DỊCH VỤ QUA KẾT QUẢ THĂM DÒ Ý KIẾN CHO NIÊN HỌC 2020 Để thuận tiện cho phụ huynh, trường sẽ được mở cho việc thu phí và các ứng dụng thẻ chước giảm học phí vào các ngày sau: Thứ tư 22/01/2020: từ 8:30 sáng & 12:30pm và từ 1:30pm & 3:00pm Thứ năm 23/01/2020: từ 9:30am & 12:00pm và từ 12:30pm & 3:30pm và từ 4:00pm & 7:00pm
Bỏ dần nhật ký in truyền thống Kể từ năm 2020, trường trung học Woodville đang nỗ lực loại bỏ Sổ Tay Học Sinh bằng giấy cho học sinh và chuyển sang nền tảng điện tử (Daymap) sẽ thay thế nhiều yếu tố của nhật ký giấy truyền thống. Năm 2020 học sinh cấp hai, lớp 8 và 9 sẽ có một cuốn nhật ký giấy lần cuối. Học sinh cuối cấp, Lớp 10, 11 và 12, sẽ không có nhật ký giấy. Sandro Bracci Lãnh Đạo Cấp Cao
Tiệc trưa vinh danh đại biểu xuất sắc Úc của năm Vào thứ sáu, ngày 15 tháng 11, học các sinh trong ban nhạc Stage được mời chơi cho bữa tiệc vinh danh ngươi Uc trong năm tại Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Tiệc trưa này là để tôn vinh tiến sĩ Richard Harris SC OAM và tiến sĩ Craig Challen SC OAM, người Úc của năm cho 2019.
Kết quả SACE lớp 12 năm 2019 Kết quả Lớp 12 sẽ có sẵn cho học sinh xem trực tuyến từ 8 giờ 30 sáng thứ Ba ngày 17 tháng 12 năm 2019.
Học sinh nên đăng nhập sớm trước ngày phát hành kết quả để xác nhận rằng thông tin đăng nhập và thông tin cá nhân của họ, bao gồm địa chỉ bưu chính để đăng kết quả giấy chứng chỉ của họ là chính xác. Họ cũng nên dành chút thời gian để làm quen với các trang họ sẽ xem vào ngày phát hành kết quả. Học sinh gặp khó khăn khi đăng nhập vào trang mạng Học sinh trực tuyến có thể liên hệ với Nhóm hỗ trợ qua số +61 8372 7412 hoặc gửi email cho [email protected]. Dự kiến học sinh sẽ nhận được tài liệu chính thức qua đường bưu điện trong ngày công bố kết quả, bao gồm: • Hồ sơ thành tích • Chứng chỉ SACE (các học sinh đã hoàn thành các yêu cầu của SACE) • Tuyên bố tuyển sinh đại học (nếu đủ điều kiện) Nhân viên sẽ có mặt tại trường vào ngày công bố kết quả để trả lời bất kỳ câu hỏi hoặc thắc mắc nào mà học sinh có thể có về kết quả của họ. Vui lòng liên hệ với chúng tôi qua điện thoại trường, 8445 9833. Jan Ahren Khối Trưởng Lớp Cao
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